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Ancestry Library Edition
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This vendor does not allow access from computers outside the library.
Ancestry Library Edition contains searchable databases of historical books, photos, maps and census records, primarily from the United States, England and Canada. This database includes over 4 billion names and 500,000 family trees. It provides extensive coverage of the U.S., including census data, birth, marriage, and death records, World War I draft registration cards, Social Security death records, and immigration lists. Visit your local library for access to this database.

HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest)
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    San Luis Obispo
    Paso Robles
    Lompoc Public
    Santa Barbara
    Santa Maria
    Santa Paula
    Ventura
HeritageQuest Online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content. In addition to U.S. federal census data (1790-1930), HeritageQuest Online includes over 20,000 family and local history books and over 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, and probate records. HeritageQuest Online can be used at home as well as in the library.

World Book Encyclopedia
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The premier online reference source-containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more -- including "World Book Kids" for younger users. With state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, editor- reviewed Web sites.

Toucan Social Studies Fact Cards Online
Need help with a California Mission Report? This is the place! This site has also has United States Fact cards and World Fact cards to help with any informational needs you may have. Fact Cards are a series of research resources designed for quick reference for students in grades 4 through 8. The topics covered by Fact Cards are those California, United States, and World topics included in the social studies curriculum in California.
If you asked for your library card number (usually required when connecting from home), please enter your library barcode number.

NewsBank Full-Text Newspapers
Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded. Includes La Opinion (Los Angeles, CA) (2000-Current) , the Ventura County Star (CA) (1997-Current), the San Luis Obispo Tribune (2001 - Current), the San Jose Mercury News (1985 - Current), and the Los Angeles Times (2006 - Current).
If you are presented with a login screen, please use ra-bgln for the username and password.

Los Angeles Times (ProQuest)
Full-text content of the Los Angeles Times (1985-current).
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To connect from computers outside the library -- select your library below:
    San Luis Obispo
    Paso Robles
    Lompoc Public
    Santa Barbara
    Santa Maria
    Santa Paula

ReferenceUSA
From finding old friends and planning vacations to conducting market research and choosing health care provider, this extensive database offers the information you need.

General Reference Center Gold
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The material contained in this this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.

Junior Edition - K12
Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Biography Resource Center
This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.

 

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